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In this course, John Derry shares basic and advanced creative techniques in Painter 2017 that can help you kick-start your creative process. Familiarize yourself with both the new features offered in Painter 2017 and the essentials. Learn how to use custom settings and features to organize your workspace. See how to work with the color tools, identify safety nets, and paint with the new Glazing Brushes, Dab Stencils, and Texture brushes.

- [John] Hi, I'm John Derry,and welcome to Painter Essential Training.In this course,I'll be navigating the essential of Painter's interfaceand new features.I'll show you how to customizeyour work environment in Painterto use it for your exact needs.I'll talk about the color paletteand how to mix colors for any kind of digital artwork.I'll then go over some of the safety netsyou can put in place when working in a digital environment.We'll create a painting of wildflowers,then utilize it in a collagecombined with other elements from a recent tripto a wildflower-covered mountain.

Since we recorded this course,Corel has released Painter 2018.A few videos, such as this onehave been updated to reflect this new version.Additionally, I have added a new chapterat the end of the coursecalled New Features in Painter 2018,which will give you a breakdown of all the additionsincluded in Painter's latest release.And if you don't have Painter 2018 yet,you can use this chapter to get a previewof what you'll get if and when you upgrade.By taking the time to learnthis remarkable digital painting platform,you'll be expanding your expressive voice.

Now let's get started with Painter Essential Training.

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11/29/2017

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11/28/2016

Join digital painting pioneer John Derry as he teaches basic and advanced creative techniques in Corel Painter 2017 that can get beginners up and running. Paint with the new Glazing Brushes, Dab Stencils, and Texture brushes. Familiarize yourself with new workflow enhancement features like Artist Layouts and Palette Drawers, and then dive into the essentials. Learn how to use tools like custom palettes, layouts, and color management to curate your work environment. Review the color palette and how to mix colors for any kind of digital artwork, while identifying safety nets you can put in place for working in a digital world. To help illustrate the concepts introduced in this video, John shows how to create a collage. In addition, he stresses the importance of the humble pencil, and shows how Painter 2017 takes traditional drawing to the next level.